Repeating firearm



June 1 1926.

C. G. SWEBILIUS REPEATING FIREARM Original Filed July 18. 1923 H TFOENE) Patented June 1, 1923.

CARL G. SVVEBILIUS. OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOR T9 THE MARLIN FIREARMS CORPORATION, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION 01 DELAWARE.

REPEATING FIREARM.

Application filed July 18, 1923, Serial No. 652,387. Renewed November17, 1925.

. This invention relates to firearms and more particularly to take-down repeating firearms having tubular magazines.

The objects of this invention are to feed cartridges simply and efficiently from the magazine to the cartridge chamber, to improve the means forloading the magazine and locking the trigger in safety, and to prevent accidental release of the take-down bolt.

These objects are attained by pivotally attaching to the breech bolt a cartridge carrier having a portion adapted toengage a cartridge entering from the magazine. Means are provided to tilt the carrier during the rearward movement of the breech bolt to lift the cartridge into alignment with the cartridge chamber. The safety lock comprises a pivoted member having a por tion adapted to directly engage the trigger. The magazine comprises aslot-ted tubular member surrounded by a sliding slotted sleeve. A cartridge follower is mounted in the tubular member and is provided with a pawl adapted to project through the slot. On the sleeve is provided means to engage saidpawl to move the follower when the sleeve is moved to allow loading. of the magazine. Engaging one end of the take-down bolt is a. spring operated latch to maintain the bolt in operative position.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation partially in section of a gun embodying the invention, with the breech closed, and Fig. 2 is a similar view with the breech open. Fig. 3 is a section of the magazineand Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the breech bolt A receiver 10 supports a barrel 11 from its front wall. A breech bolt 12 is reciprocatively mounted in the receiver and is operated by the forearm 1.3 through the medium of the action rod 14. A locking bolt 15 which seats in the socket 16 in the top wall of the receiver maintains the breech bolt in breech closing position. The locking bolt, breech bolt and action rod are associated in the mannerdisclosed in the patent to Swebilius et al. No. 1,110,837. granted September 15, 1914, so that when the breech bolt is in breech closing position, the locking bolt is moved into or out of locking position by a slight forward or rearward movement of i the action rod.

mounted in the receiver and has a portion 18 cooperating with the action rod and a lug 19 cooperating with a shoulder 20 on the hammer-21 to prevent unbreeching of the gun until after the hammer has fallen and to prevent the release of the hammer until. after the gun is completely breeched all according to the disclosure in the aforementioned patent. A hammer spring 22 provides the driving force for the hammer 21 and a trigger 23 engages a shoulder 24: on the hammer to hold the latter in cocked position.

A cartridge carrier 25 is pivotally mounted in a socket in the under-portion of the breech bolt and has a hook portion 26 at its forward end. In the front wall of the breech bolt is a groove 27 which decreases in depth from the bottom to the top of the breech bolt. This groove is adapted toreceive the head of a cartridge and act as a guide for the cartridge. A tubular magazine is carried by the receiver and barrel and is arranged to deliver cartridges in positionto be engaged by the hook 26. At the rear of the carrier is a portion 29 adapted to engage the base of the locking bolt 15. and another portion 30 adapted to engage the lug19 on the sear 17 during the reciprocation of the breech bolt incident to reloading the gun.

In the trigger 23 is cut a socket 32 in whichis adapted to seat a shoulder of the safety lock 33 whichis pivotally mounted in a slot in the trigger guard 34. A spring 35 maintains the trigger in or out of trigger engaging position, The member 33 is so positioned that it maybe easily operated by the hand grasping the stock of the gun.

The magazine comprises a slotted tube 36 havingone end fitting in an aperture in the front wall of the receiver, the upper wall of the aperture being oblique upwardly. A plug 37 in the other end of the tube 36 is attached to the barrelby the screw 38. An aperture 39 is provided for inserting cartridges into the tube 36.. A slotted sleeve 40 isslidably mounted on the tube 36. A cartridge follower l1 is mounted in the tube 36 and a pawl 42, provided with a lug having an oblique surface, is pivoted'in a slot in the follower and projectsthrough the slot in tube 36. Interposed between the plug 37 and the follower 41 is a spring 13.. In one end of the sleeve 40 is a slot 44 into which f the slot 44. The'cartridgeslare 'then-in-.

thepatvl lug may project." "In the plug 1s a spring pressed plunger which is adapted to project through either of the pertures 46 01 47 inthefslweeve tl tohdldlit;

either of its "positions,

T0 load this, gun, the plunger 45 islpressed in to release. the sleeveAO and the latter is pulled out. u ti the plunger r j through er ure 47; The follower is pulled forward: of the magazine against-the. 'actionlof thesp1j-1ng43 by'virtue of the en-' gagement ofthe lug of pawl 42 with theavall 'serte'd through" the aperture 39; When the manuallytoi'vard the'receiver until the plun- 45 projects through-the aperture 4.61

uring this movement, the pawl 42 is forced inwardly by: virtue of the oblique surface of the pawl lugand remains in this position until all the cartridges have been fed from the v magazinewhen it will again project through the-slot e4. it

"fThe receiver 10 is open atthe bottom. and .rear and is provided near its frontwallfwith 1 The stock of the gun carries a projecting to engage the pin; 4:9. In the upper wan-er the receiver is a-slot 53 intowhich is adapted v tose'atthehead of abolt 54 slidablymountu ed in the stock to effect alocking connection 1 tang- 51 having'on its end a hook52 adapted therebetvveen when the hook 52 is fenga'ged with the pinlfLE) A spring 55 normally presses the boltinto operative position arid a lever 56 is pivoted to the stock and passes through the bolt to a button 57011 the stock.

By means ofthis lever and button, the bolt may be retracted. 'j A' spring pressed latch B'S-is pivotedtofthe stock '50 and is adapted to engage one end of the button 57 to; pre 7 vent: retraction of the bolt. When, however,

=it isedes ired to retract the bolt, the 'latchis depressed and thebutton slid back over the latch. thus prevented. Thebolt ma be onejpiece or may be of the adjustable type disclosed in the patent to GuSw'ebilius 1,412,208 of;

., The cartridgeshare fed from the 'maga 27inthebreech-bolt by action of the spring In this position, thehook 26 .ot the car I frirervunderli'esthe rear end of the cartridge.

As the actionrod 14-. is pulled back,it first gages the portion 29 of the carrier 25. thus I bringing the hook 26 into engagement with parting from the spirit otth e invention'as Accidentalretraction of the holtfis the cartridge to? tilt it,- as showrr jin' Fig. 1, Q, thus insuring a f rm grip .on 'theYcartridge before the. breech-bolt starts to move rearc 'fvvardly. .As the ,bree'ch-boltgmovesi rear wardly, the hook "26 hold's the cartridge in the groove 27; Near thexendgof-vthe rear stroke-ofthe breech bolt, .the portion 30 of I the carrier engages the lug, 19,"thereby causing the fcarrier to assume thei position shown in Fig, 2, The {t lt ng of the carrier moveslthe cartridge" up toftliejtop of the groove Where itfis grasped by the spring l i members or extractorsiji; thebreeclr if; bolt moves forwarchfithe portion off-the "carrier moves in a groove- 4$;1in the bot-torn o M itstrikes the fro'nt Wall of groove e8, 'th'eica'rri'er is l-t'ilted part. Way ,until the portion 29 engages the; locking belt I V 15'; As thebree'ch-bolt rnoves forward, "the; hook 26 of the carrier engages the -next: car "tridge in the iiiagazinejshd push sehj the;,;

1 slightly.

of the receiver. I A

cartridges in magazine fq warn s As the locking bolt -11'10Ve SQL1p ,1'nto locking slide overlit against the 'breechi-"bolt-fhvi 'positioh, 1the carrier is tilted further "@1b n- Ward, and allows the engagedcartrldgefito pressure of the cartridge sin the'flna'gaziiie; -11t is, of course, understood thatvarious of this firearm, Without manner'devdefined int-he appended W hat is; h d s 5 i ,1; In a (firearm, a receiver,-

f modifications may be'made in'phese tence." I I 1 311149 extendlng between the slde vvalls;

u a slida-bly In'ounted therein, -a1 mgegine; a ,m

memberpivotcd to said breechb olt toflunders lie a cartridgefreleased fr 'm the me -game,

' 3; In" a firearm, a receiver,aihreech' bdlt duriiig reci p andnieansto tiltlsaidpivotedniehmberyff s 2. In e firear1n ,a receiver, 'a breech bolt slidably mountedmere mag'ayjine, 1a 1 slida'bly' mounted therein, a niaga-Zine,"a

membe'r pivoted tosaid'br eecl'rbolt to under;

lie a cartridge I released fromv the inag'azi11e, and means to engage said'member during; the

'rearWardstroke of said; breech bolt to tilt rearward stroke of-said breech bolt toftilt In a ,firearrn, heceiver, breech bolt 'slidably m untedi therein,'{a' magazine,

member pivoted'to said breechfbolt underlie a cai-tridge' released lt'rom the magazine, means to 'engage: said member during the said member, and means toreturngsaid mm; H

ber -to normal 'position during the forward stroke of said breech-bolt,

x .5. '-'In{a fireerni a receivelg fslldably mount-ed ,ther-eln, e imagazme a member pivoted'to saidbreechboltfto under}; e 7 he a cartr dge released fro n the magaz ne, cartr dge gulding means on sand breech bolt,'

slidablv mounted therein, magazine. a

member pivoted to said breech bolt to under lie acartridge released from the m gazine, cartridge guiding means on said breech bolt, means for feeding a cartridge into operative relation to said guiding me BS and member,

, and means to engage a portion of said member during the rearward strolre of the breech-bolt to tilt said member.

7. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted therein, a magazine, a member pivoted to said breech bolt to underlie a cartridge released from the magazine, cartridge guiding means on said breech-bolt, means for feeding a cartridge into operative relation to said guiding means and member, means to engage a portion of said member during the rearward stroke of the breechbolt to tilt said member, and means to return said member to normal position during the forward stroke of said breech-bolt.

8. In a firearm, receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted therein, a locking member mounted on said breech-bolt, a cartridge carrier pivotally attached to said breech-bolt, and a lug on said carrier adapted to be engaged by said locking member to move said carrier into cartridge engaging position.

9. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted therein, a locking member mounted in said breech-bolt, a cartridge carrier pivotally attached to said breech-bolt, a part of said carrier being adapted to be engaged by said locking member to move said carrier into cartridge engaging position, and means to rock said carrier during reciprocation of breech-bolt.

10. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted therein, a locking member mounted on said breech-bolt, cartridge carrier pivotally attached to said breech-bolt, a lug on said carrier adapted to be engaged by said locking member to move said carrier into cartridge engaging position, and means adapted to be engaged by a portion of said carrier during the rearward stroke of the breech-bolt to tilt said carrier.

i 11. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted therein, a locking member mounted on said breech-bolt, a cartridge carrier pivotally attached to said breech-bolt, a lug on said carrier adapted to be engaged by said locking member to move said carrier into cartridge engaging position, means adapted to be engaged by a portion of said carrier during the rearward stroke of the breech-bolt to tilt said carrier, and means to return said carrier to normal position during the forward stroke of said breech-bolt.

12. In a firearm, a slotted tubular sagazinc, a cartridge follower therein, and abutinent in said magazine, a spring between said abutment and said follower, a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to project through said slot, sleeve surrounding said tubular member and slidable thereon, and means on said sleeve to engage said pawl.

' 13. In a firearm, a slotted tubular magazine, a cartridge follower therein, an abutment in said magazine, a spring between said abutment and said follower, a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to proj ect through said slot, and a sleeve surrounding said tubular member and slidable thereon, said sleeve having an aperture into which said pawl is adapted to project.

14. In a firearm, a slotted tubular magazine, a cartridge follower therein, an abutment in said magazine, a spring between said abutment and said follower, a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to project through said slot, a sleeve surroundingsaid tubular member and slidable thereon, means on said sleeve to engage said pawl, and means to maintain said sleeve in either of two positions.

15. In a firearm, a slotted tubular magazine, a cartridge follower therein, an abutment in said magazine, a spring between said abutment and said follower, a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to pro ject through said slot, a sleeve surrounding said tubular member and slidable thereon, said sleeve having an aperture into which said pawl is adapted to project, and means to maintain said sleeve in either of two positions.

16- In a firearm, a slotted tubular magazine, a spring pressed cartridge follower therein, a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to project through said slot, a sleeve surrounding said tubular member and slidable thereon, means on said sleeve to engage said pawl, and a spring pressed plunger adapted to seat in either of two apertures in said sleeve.

17. In a firearm, a slotted tubular magazine, a spring pressed cartridge follower therein. a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to project through said slot, a sleeve surrounding said tubular member and slid able thereon, said sleeve having an aperture into which saidpawl is adapted to project, and a spring pressed plunger adapted to seat in either of two apertures in said sleeve.

18. In a firearm, a barrel, a slotted tubular magazine, a plug in the end of said magazine, means to attach said plug to said barrel, cartridge follower in said magazine, a spring interposed between said follower and plug, a pawl carried by said follower and adapted to project through said slot, a sleeve surrounding said tubular member and slidable thereon, said sleeve having an aperture into which said'pawl 'is adapted to projc't; andka, spring pressed plunger adapte dfto V seat either "of two apertures in sa'id'sleeve :19. In a firearm; 2v receiver having an v aperture in its jiront Wall, a tubular maga-' zine having); one-'endI projecting int-onsaid aperture, 21-7 breech-bolt having a g-uid e'way t0 receive the head of a giartridgm a pivoted In Witness whereo f l "hereunto means to. Operate said pivoted membr, the.

upper Wall of' sai'd[aperturebeing'grqoved t o allow tizlting'of' the-cartridge. f

signature thi S lSth day Of May 1923.

I 1 CARL SWEBILIUS 

